The district saw both improvements and declines in reading and math scores compared to 2024.
Families can access their child’s results at www.texasassessment.gov.
The overview
The STAAR is administered to third through 12th grade students each spring to measure student progress and teacher performance.
Students receive STAAR scores of “did not meet grade level,” “approaches grade level,” “meets grade level” or “masters grade level” for each subject. Students who approach their grade level and above have passed the test, while students who meet their grade level and above are considered proficient.
LHISD student performance was highest in U.S. History, Biology and fourth grade reading, with 97%, 95% and 91% of students approaching grade level, respectively. The district saw the lowest performance in seventh grade math and eighth grade social studies, with 56% and 66% of students passing those exams.
A closer look
Of the 20 test grade levels and subjects tested, year-over-year performance in LHISD:
- Improved in seven
- Declined in nine
- Saw no change in four
LHISD saw the largest decline in eighth grade social studies, which dropped by six percentage points. Student performance in fifth grade math and seventh grade reading declined by five percentage points.
What they’re saying
"We're continuing to outperform our peers in our area and the state," Interim Superintendent Travis Motal said at a June 16 board meeting. "Our main focus is that we want every student to improve every year, and as long as they improve, even if it's just by one question [or] a couple questions, that's the direction that we want to continue to head."
The district will continue to monitor performance in some subject areas where students have struggled, including seventh and eighth grade math as well as eighth grade science and social studies, Motal said.
Zooming out
Texas students saw growth in reading and continued to struggle in math, according to previous Community Impact reporting.
Statewide, 54% of students met grade level or above in reading and language arts, according to TEA data. Elementary school students saw the largest gains in reading, while middle school performance remained relatively stable, and high schoolers saw modest declines.
“With [reading and language arts] scores now surpassing pre-pandemic levels, we are seeing meaningful signs of academic recovery and progress,” TEA Commissioner Mike Morath said in a June 17 news release. “While this year also saw some improvements in math, clearly more work is needed.”
About 43% of Texas students met grade-level standards in math, compared to 50% in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to previous Community Impact reporting, experts found that the pandemic highlighted existing issues with math education, including insufficient training for teachers and a lack of early intervention for struggling students.
Hannah Norton contributed to this article.
